Some might argue that those who play World of Warcraft are, well, in their own world.

However, if you saw last night's presidential debate, you wouldn't imagine that a martian would find those two gentlemen entirely conventional.

How odd, then, that the Republican Party in Maine believes that being a level 68 orc rogue girl should disqualify someone from candidacy for the Maine Senate.

And yet, as Politico has unearthed, the Maine GOP has actually issued a press release and is preparing a mail piece declaring that Colleen Lachowicz has a "bizarre double life" that makes her a highly questionable human.

Oh, come now. It's not as if her name is Lash-o-Witch and you can hire her at $100 per hour -- as you can some politicians.

Still, her alter-ego as Santiaga, the orc assassination rogue, seems to frighten her opponents.

They have disinterred a quote of hers from 2009 in which she declared: "I stab things a lot. Who would have thought a peace-lovin' social worker and democrat would enjoy that?"

I think that's what they call in politics a pivot toward the center for a Democrat.

Her opponents are using every online tool possible in order to express her heinous and dangerous nature. They have created Colleensworld.com, where they expand their thesis.

They explain that the average World of Warcraft gamer is 28 and spends 22.7 hours per week on Azeroth.

Clearly, she would have no time to attend the state senate. Or, if she did, she'd be murdering people on her laptop, while important decisions were being made.

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Chris Matyszczyk is an award-winning creative director who advises major corporations on content creation and marketing. He brings an irreverent, sarcastic, and sometimes ironic voice to the tech world.
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